Saturn Awards Nominees Announced

Debi Moore   |  

Feb 27, 2008

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Good news for anyone suffering from awards show deprivation now that the Oscars are over: The nominees for the 34th Annual Saturn Awards have been announced, and it’s quite a race!

Saturn Awards are handed out by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror, a non-profit organization founded in 1972 whose membership is open to the public. Categories include Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Action/Adventure/Thriller, Animated, and International Films; and among those vying for that beautiful statue you see on the right are:

Best Horror Film
30 Days of Night
1408
Ghost Rider (!)
Grindhouse
The Mist
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Science Fiction Film
Cloverfield
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
I Am Legend
The Last Mimzy
Sunshine
Transformers

Best Fantasy Film
Enchanted
The Golden Compass
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Spider-Man 3
Stardust

Best Actor
Gerard Butler (300)
John Cusack (1408)
Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)
Will Smith (I Am Legend)

Best Actress
Amy Adams (Enchanted)
Ashley Judd (Bug)
Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Naomi Watts (Eastern Promises)
Belen Rueda (The Orphanage)
Carice van Houten (Black Book)

TV shows and performers are entered into the mix as well with nominations for such favorites as:

Best Network Television Series
“Heroes”
“Lost”
“Pushing Daisies”
“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”
“Journeyman”
“Supernatural”

Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
“Dexter”
“Battlestar Galactica”
“Stargate SG-1”
“The Closer”
“Kyle XY”
“Saving Grace”

Two special awards will be given this year: Guillermo del Toro will receive the coveted George Pal Memorial Award, and author Tim Lucas has been singled out to receive a Special Achievement Award for his 2007 book Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark, which he worked on for over 20 years along with his wife, Donna Lucas.

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Click here for the Saturn Awards official site and a full list of all the nominees. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, June 24, in Universal City, California. The envelope please…

– Debi Moore